The African Union's health watchdog said Thursday it has endorsed an mpox test from Morocco, hailing it as a "major milestone ...

Three genera of African rodent, Graphiurus (African dormice), Cricetomys (giant pouched rat) and Funisciurus (African striped squirrel), have been named as likely reservoirs of the mpox virus.

MOROCCO - The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) approved the first diagnostic test for mpox made in ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) announced Thursday its endorsement of Morocco's locally ...

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, through its Diagnostic Advisory Committee (DAC), has recommended the ...

The spread of mpox has slowed down slightly across Africa but the epidemic is not over, the African Union's health watchdog ...

Mpox strains are still mutating, further raising the risk of spread both in Africa and globally, Africa Centres for Disease ...

British health officials say they have identified four cases of the new, more infectious version of mpox that first emerged ...

Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, drew global attention in 2022 during an outbreak that affected the U.S., Europe, Australia and many other countries. The virus comes in two distinct forms or "clades ...

Four cases of the more infectious variant of mpox have been reported in the UK, making it the first cluster of infections that have surfaced outside of Africa.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The number of mpox-related deaths in Africa has surpassed 1,000, the head of the continent’s top public health agency said Thursday, warning of the continuing threat of ...